Second World

1937 Chapter 1937. Saving a Caught Prey

On the other side, Arthur was fighting Bird Asmodeus. Bird Asmodeus' movement speed was too fast for Arthur. Ile couldn't keep up. Yet, there was no worry on Arthur's face. It was instead Bird Asmodeus who displayed an exasperated expression.

Arthur just stayed in one place as Bird Asmodeus circled him at high speed. Bird Asmodeus moved outside the range of normal mana sense. Ile then zoomed in to attack Arthur from his blind angle. He knew Arthur had mana sense. But with his speed, he could reach Arthur before Arthur could react after sensing him, Yet, every time he did this, Arthur perfectly parried his attack before delivering a precise counterattack.

The first time this happened, he thought Arthur was just lucky. After it happened another five times, he no longer thought the same.

"How do you predict where I attack from?" Bird Asmodeus finally couldn't contain his curiosity.

Arthur simply smiled and performed Shadowless Slash while Bird Asmodeus paused to question him.

"Grrr... So be it! I want to see how long you can cope with my speed!" Bird Asmodeus exclaimed. Ile no longer used hit-and-run-tactic. Ilis two bird legs took turns kicking at speed almost imperceptible to human eyes. Yet, all these kicks failed to cause any damage to Arthur,

Arthur didn't contest Bird Asmodeus' strength. Ile simply redirected the attacks so they didn't hit him. Using this kind of technique in such high-speed exchanges required Arthur to have a superhuman reflex. He didn't have that. What he had was the Sword's Heart. With his mastery and experience, this art let him detect and predict incoming attacks even with very little information.

Seeing his rapid attacks were also not working, Bird Asmodeus added his assault by casting a spell. Arthur jumped away just as a bolt of lightning came striking from heaven. The lightning strike was not the real attack, though. Bird Asmodeus chained cast another spell. The ground where Arthur had landed started to glow.

Arthur sensed the second spell. It was too late for him to dodge, but he didn't panic. With a calm mind, he combined his mana sense and Sword's Heart.

Throughout the long fight, he experienced a multitude of Asmodeus' spells. He wasn't an experienced gamer. But with repeated exposure and his acute senses, he started to grasp the structure of Asmodeus' most cast spells.

The spell currently taking effect on the ground below him was one such spell. It was Lightning Turbulence, an elemental variant of Arcane Turbulence. After the multiple exposures combined with his acute senses, he could detect the power nodes of this spell. Ilis katana thrust out and stabbed one of these nodes. Ile channeled his mana with this thrust, which disrupted the spell's mana. The electricity that was building up on the ground died down.

"What...?" Bird Asmodeus was surprised to see his spell getting canceled.

Although this kind of feat was not rarity among experienced natives, he believed it was something impossible for outworlders. They hadn't been in this world for long. Their exposure to spells was limited. They also learned skills and spells by instant means instead of proper training, so their understanding of the fundamental principles of spells should be shallow. Yet, the reality before him proved otherwise.

Arthur sensed the turbulence in Bird Asmodeus' mind. Ile zoomed forward using the Immortal Crossing the River, then followed with a Crescent Moon Slash. The crescent light sliced into Bird Asmodeus' skin.

This slash woke the devil up. He couldn't be careless against this swordsman. Though Arthur's strength and speed were below the other two melee outworlders, Bird Asmodeus deemed Arthur the most difficult to deal with among the three.

Despite getting hit, Bird Asmodeus smiled. He gave Arthur similar questions to the one Dragon Asmodeus gave Four Winds. "You might be difficult to kill, but you also can't kill me, How long do you think you can keep this up? More correctly, how long do you think your army can last before my minions come and overwhelm you?"

Arthur didn't answer. He didn't let such questions bother him. The Sword's Heart kept his mind serene. All that mattered was fighting the opponent before him.

"Hmph! We will see how you stay calm when my demons swarm you," Bird Asmodeus said and lunged.

On the other side, Leavemealone was clashing with Snake Asmodeus. Petunia supported him with her gunbow and spells from a distance. Leavemealone didn't ask her. She came of her own accord. Petunia always fought on the side where Snake Asmodeus was. This was because she didn't want the same thing that happened to Aneid to happen again, Leavemealone's body and flames were brilliant golden. Ile was under the Supreme Reign. When he punched using Tiger Punch, the roaring voice of a tiger and the screeching call of a bird were heard. After constant fighting for almost two days, the synchronization between Leavemealone and Suzaki was getting better. They were as if one. This allowed Suzaki's power to better supplement Leavemealone.

The lightning shield Snake Asmodeus had conjured was shattered by Leavemealone's punch. The flaming fist continued forward and produced an impact that caused the devil to reel back.

Snake Asmodeus stared at Leavemealone with disbelief. He had the memory of his other three selves when they split, so it could be said he had fought Leavemealone all this time. The outworlder before him was unlike the one when they first clashed. It was as if Leavemealone got stronger the longer the battle lasted.

Snake Asmodeus' eyes glowed. Chaos lightning rays shot out from those eyes.

Leavemealone was ready when he noticed those eyes glowed. He activated Supreme Stance. The chaos lightning rays pierced his afterimage while he zoomed forward and landed

another punch at Snake Asmodeus' human head.

"Oof "The human head grunted from the nunch

Leavemealone had learned to use the Supreme Stance at the last instant. After he displayed the skill, Asmodeus refused to touch him when he used it the second time. The devil just went and attacked other targets. Leavemealone had no choice but to end the skill and chase after the devil.

When Leavemealone was about to continue his assault using Infinite Lightning Punches, Snake Asmodeus lunged away using his explosive speed. Leavemealone heard a yelp. Ile turned and saw Petunia in Asmodeus' grasp. Her legs were half inside the snake head's jaws. Snake Asmodeus hadn't been fighting blindly. While he actively battled Leavemealone, he had been slowly making his way to Petunia. Petunia, who had been vigilant of the snake targeting others, wasn't aware that she herself had been the target. Snake Asmodeus' explosive speed had again caught them off-guard.

"Release me...!" Petunia yelled as she fired her bowgun right into the snake head's eyes. Asmodeus closed his snake head's eyes. He didn't need to see. Petunia was already in his grasp. Petunia tried to cast a spell but kept faltering. Her panic at her mortality caused her mind to be unable to form a spell formation properly.

Snake Asmodeus' human head saw Leavemealone's charging over. He grinned while casting a spell. A lightning wall was erected.

Leavemealone's left arm formed a flaming black drill. This black drill pierced and shredded the lightning wall. Leavemealone's charge didn't slow.

"Tch! That black drill again... What skill is that? How can he use such a powerful skill so often?" Snake Asmodeus was confused.

Leavemealone arrived before Snake Asmodeus. Snake Asmodeus's human head was

preparing another spell. The devil didn't worry, Leavemeaone could attack all he wished. He would still devour Petunia. No prey had ever escaped once his jaws caught them. Unless Petunia chose to sever herself in half, she wouldn't escape.

Leavemealone moved to just before the snake-head, which should make that part the snake-head's throat. He then punched using his right hand. It was not a punch using a fist, though. Two of his fingers were extended forward. The black drill of Nine Yin Abyssal Finger was conjured again. The black flaming energy drilled into Snake Asmodeus' body.

Snake Asmodeus felt the stinging pain, but he endured it. His snake head continued sucking Petunia while his human head continued casting.

Leavemealone knew the Nine Yin Abyssal Finger was not enough. He had planned for a follow-up attack. The finger stabbing into Snake Asmodeus was retracted an inch before punching forward again. Leavemealone combined this One-inch Punch with Tiger Punch and Supreme Punch.

The Nine Yin Abyssal Finger opened the way, allowing the explosive energy from the punch to penetrate deep inside the devil. The Supreme Punch's inner ignition was triggered then. Multiple explosions erupted inside Snake Asmodeus. The force was enough to cause the

snake head to retch.

This action released Petunia from the jaw's iron grip. She immediately pushed herself away. "Grabh How dare von II" Snake Asmodeus hellowed. This was the first time someone took away a prey already in his mouth. Ilis fury was so great the spell formation he had

half-formed fizzled.

Snake Asmodeus' long body moved in Leavemealone's direction, attempting to coil around him. Leavemealone didn't just let it. He noticed Petunia was already at a safe distance. A giant fireball crupted from him. Since Snake Asmodeus was too near, the devil was engulfed by the searing hot flame.

This giant fireball was Suzaki's Giga Flame Burst. The flames condensed before focusing into a single beam that washed over Snake Asmodeus. By the time the attack was over,

Snake Asmodeus' body was full of burning marks. His HP also fell below half.

The devil grinned. "You are simply repeating the cycle."

Snake Asmodeus zoomed away. The same happened with his other two selves. They were about to recombine and go into the healing phase.

"The cycle ends here, devil!" Leavemealone proclaimed as he activated his weapon's

Overlimit.

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